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D N A L H G u 0 H H F No. 68l,323.

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UNITED STATES FRANK II. HOUGHLAND,

PATENT ()FFICEL on s'r. LOUIS, rssouar.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 6B1,323, dated Apgust27, 1901.

Application filed December 15, 1900- Serial Nb. 39 ,9'77- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may boncern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. IIQUGHLAND, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in theState of Missouri, have invented a certainnew and useful Improvement in Boxes, (Case 13,) of which the followingis a specification, reference being had to the ac- This inventionrelates to that class of boxes or cartons shown and described in myappli cation marked A and filed of even date herewith; and my object isto provide a box of that character which while being economical inconstruction will be-capable ofbeing sealed and made thoroughlygerm-proof..

- My'irivention therefore consists in the box or carton as illustratedin its preferable though not necessary embodiment in the accompanyingdrawings and described in detail hereinafter, and set forth by the'claims at the end hereof.

In the drawings accompanying this application, Figure 1 represents theblank from which my box is made. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the boxpartly made up and with the upper end partly closed, and Fig. 3 is avertical central section.

' Referring now to the details of the drawings by numerals, 1 representsthe blank, which is creased or scored entirely across its top and bottomat 2 and 3, thus dividing the ends from the sides. The blank is thencreased or scored vertically at 4, 5, 6, and 7, and these two sets ofcreases form the sides 8, 9, 10, and 11, their gluing-strips 12, theends 13, 1 1, 15, and 16, and 17, 18, 19, and 20. One-half of each ofthe end parts 13, 15, 17, and 19 and each of the parts 16 and 20 aremade slightly smaller than the rest of the end parts for a purpose to behereinafter described, and between the parts 13, 14, and15 and 17, 18,and 19 there is a small piece cut away, as shown. in Fig. 1. furthercreasedor scored, as shown at 13, 15*, 17 and 19, so that when the blankis made into box form the parts 13, 15, 17, and

19 may fold inwardly on these creases. The blank is folded or doubled onitself on the creased and the pasting or gluingstrip12 secured to theinner edge of'the side 11.

To set up the box, it is preferable to use a form or mandrel ofrectangular shape of the The parts 13, 15,-17, and 19 arerectangularopening formed by the sides 8, 9, 10, and 11. Then as the bottom isclosed first the operator presses his fingers against the 17, and 19,formed by the creases l3, 15 17, and 19 and forces them downwardly andinwardly, and by this simple operation the end parts will be caused toassumethe position jecting parts of the ends 17 and, 19 are doubledunder the enlarged part ,offlthe end 20. Glue is now-spread on theseenlarged portions, or, if desired, it may'bespread within opposite side,when the operator guides and directs these enlarged or projectingportionswithin said pocket and presses the ends down flat; When the gluesufliciently adheres, the mandrel may of course be withdrawn, and wewill now have a box or carton with its lower end absolutely sealed andwhich will be germproof and air-tight. After the mandrel is withdrawnthe box or carton is filled and the upper end sealed in a similarmanner.

It is of course obvious that the mandrel is not-necessary, but simplymakes it easier and vious that the projecting parts to be insertedwithin the pocket formed by the opposite end parts may, if preferred, bemade much larger,

' these and other details of my box may be vaspirit of my invention. 3

Upon referring to my drawings it will be observed that the parts 13,15,17, and 19 (each of which has been described as having a half ofsmaller size) in reality have enlarged parts, which I have lettered13",.15", 17 and 19", and I deem this construction as important for thereason that when the parts of the box are folded) the said parts 13 and15 fold under the gluing portion of the parts Y14, and the parts 17 band 19 fold under the gluing portion of the part 18, and thus the end isdoubled or reinforcedjat the point where it is sealed or glued. Thisdoubledor reinforced structure thus greatly increases the strength ofthe end closure, which of course is the mostvulnerable part of a box.

folded (see Fig. 2,-where they are partially proper length, whi'ch'isinserted within the 1 -triangularly-shaped part of the ends 13, 15,

shown in Fig. 2, in which the enlarged or prothe pocket formed by thefolding ends on the.

simpler to form the first end. It is also obso as to have a largergluing-surface; but

ried without evading or departing from the From the foregoing it will beseen that I have produced'a most simple carton which can be shippedabsolutely flat and which when folded and packed end to end in a cratewill have a plurality of thicknesses or folds on each end,"thusprotecting the contents, and as there are no ends pasted on the topsurface of the box there are no sharp corners on the outer-surface whichcan form a starting place for ripping.

hat I claim as new isa i 1. A folded blank box having sides and endsmade from a single blank having the parts of the ends of two sidestoward the center of the blank and the whole of one side extendingbeyond the main outlines of the blank, the

shorter ends being adapted and arranged to form a pocket to be'enteredby said exten- SIODS.

2. A blank for a folded blank box having the inner parts of the ends oftwo sides and the'whole offoneside extending beyond the main outlines ofthe blank to form a pocket and entering-tongue to close the box.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 5th day of December, 1900.

FRANK H. HOUGHLAND.

Witnesses:

A. SELEGSTON, JESSE SOHLOSS.

